Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68402

Summary:

The 68402 zip code area is home to two standout schools, Malcolm Elementary School and Malcolm Junior/Senior High School, both part of the highly-ranked Malcolm Public Schools district. These schools consistently outperform state averages on academic assessments and offer a high-quality education to their predominantly white student population.

Malcolm Elementary School is ranked 59th out of 459 Nebraska elementary schools and boasts a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. With 100% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in NSCAS/Science and proficiency rates well above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics, the school is a standout performer. Its low percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients, at 16.07%, suggests a relatively affluent student body.

At the secondary level, Malcolm Junior/Senior High School is ranked 33rd out of 215 Nebraska high schools and also holds a 4-star rating. The school's students consistently outperform the state on ACT assessments, and 85% of 8th-graders were proficient or better in NSCAS/Science. Like its elementary counterpart, the high school has a low free/reduced lunch rate of 14.94%, indicating a relatively homogeneous socioeconomic profile.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2023)						NSCAS Mathematics (2023)						NSCAS Science (2023)		ACT English Language Arts (2023)	ACT Mathematics (2023)	ACT Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Malcolm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10000 N W 112th St	Malcolm	68402	Lancaster County	Malcolm Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 796-2151	336	22	15.2	16.1%	317 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	82.5	59^th of 459 public elementary schools	87.1%		71.4	106^th of 457 public elementary schools	76.8%	47	75.0	62.0	80.0	78.0			77.0	75.0	89.0	73.0			100.0					$14,651	$652	$12,308
Malcolm Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	10002 N W 112th St	Malcolm	68402	Lancaster County	Malcolm Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 796-2151	308	22	14.3	14.9%	291 (94.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	81	33^rd of 215 public high schools	84.7%		72.7	44^th of 202 public high schools	78.2%	11					78.0	81.0					83.0	76.0		85.0	53.9	38.5	42.3	$14,123	$350	$11,831

Cities Near Zip Code 68402

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Malcolm	0.18 mi	2	10^th
Lincoln	5.28 mi	85	154^th
Raymond	10 mi	3	214^th
Seward	11.5 mi	3	24^th
Valparaiso	11.96 mi	1	18^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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